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Question 2

creek

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小溪，小河：smaller

Question 3

creep

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缓慢地行进：slowly；匍匐前进：body close to the ground

Question 4

crescendo

Answer 4

（声音）渐强：gradual increase；（渐强之后到达的）顶峰：peak

Question 5

crest

Answer 5

顶部，浪尖，山顶

Question 6

crestfallen

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垂头丧气的，沮丧的：depressed

Question 7

cronyism

Answer 7

任人唯亲的，对好朋友的偏袒：favoritism friends

Question 8

crook

Answer 8

使弯曲：away from a straight line

Question 9

croon

Answer 9

低声歌唱或说话：murmuring

Question 10

crouch

Answer 10

蹲伏：lower stance

Question 11

crucial

Answer 11

非常重要的，决定性的：extremely significant

Question 12

crumple

Answer 12

弄皱：bend；（因外力挤压而）垮塌：fall down

Question 13

crutch

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支撑，支柱：supports

Question 14

crux

Answer 14

中点，关键点：critical point

Question 15

cryptic

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秘密的：secret；含义模糊的：ambiguous meaning；超出理解能力的：beyond one’s powers to know

Question 16

culpable

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该受谴责的，有罪的：deserving blame

Question 17

cultivate

Answer 17

提升，加强：improve；种植，培养：promote growth

Question 18

cumbersome

Answer 18

笨重的，难处理的：difficult to handle

Question 19

cunning

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狡猾的：artful deceptiveness；（手工）灵巧的：skillful；欺诈，欺骗：practice of misleading

Question 20

curmudgeon

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脾气坏的、爱抱怨的人：irritable and complaining

Question 21

cursory

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匆忙的，不注意细节的：excessive or careless speed

Question 22

curt

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言词简略的，直接（以至显得粗鲁）的：direct, brief, and potentially rude；言简意赅的：convey much information

Question 23

curtail

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缩短，削减：less in extent or duration

Question 24

cynic

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愤世嫉俗者：selfishness

Question 25

dabble

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涉猎，对…浅尝辄止：superficially

Question 26

daft

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神经错乱的：abnormal, sick state of mind；不明智的：lack of good sense or judgment

Question 27

dais

Answer 27

主席台，嘉宾席：raised platform

Question 28

dally

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虚度时光：doing nothing；玩乐：amusement；慢吞吞，磨磨蹭蹭：slowly

Question 29

damper

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抑制因素：restrains, depresses

Question 30

dandy

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纨绔子弟，爱打扮的人：appearance；最佳的，最好的：very best kind

Question 31

dank

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阴湿的：wet

Question 32

dapper

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衣冠整洁的：strikingly neat and trim

Question 33

dappled

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有斑点的，花的：marked with small spots, mottled, spotted；色彩斑斓的：two or more colors

Question 34

daredevil

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大胆鲁莽的（人）：foolishly；不考虑后果的：a lack of concern for the consequence

Question 35

dart

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突然移动，猛冲，狂奔：suddenly；公开侮辱：intended to hurt another’s feelings

Question 36

daunt

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使胆怯，吓到：to lessen the courage

Question 37

dawdle

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闲荡，虚度光阴：spend time idly；拖拖拉拉：slowly

Question 38

deadpan

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无趣的，无生气的，不活泼的：impassively

Question 39

dearth

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供应不足：inadequate

Question 40

debacle

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溃败：complete failure

Question 41

debark

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（使）下船（飞机、车等）；卸（客、货）：unload, from a ship or an airplane

Question 42

debase

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贬低，贬损：lower standing

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debilitate

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使衰弱：impair strength

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debris

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废墟：discarded, useless material

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debunk

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揭穿…的真面目：true nature；证明…为假：false

Question 46

debut

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初次登台，出道：first appearance

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decadence

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衰落，颓废：deterioration, decline

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decant

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轻轻倒出：pour off without disturbing

Question 49

decipher

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破译：interpret；对…有清晰的想法，理解，解读：clear idea

Question 50

decode

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解码：change into ordinary language；对…有清晰的想法，理解，解读：clear idea

Question 51

decorum

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礼仪，得体：appropriateness, propriety

Question 52

decrepit

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虚弱的，衰老的，破旧的：weakened

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default

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不履行义务，玩忽职守：nonperformance

Question 54

defer

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推迟，延期：postpone；遵从：respect

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deference

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尊崇，顺从：yield to

Question 56

deficiency

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缺乏，不足：inadequate

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defile

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（山间）小道：a narrow passage；亵渎：treat with great disrespect；使腐坏，污损：make unfit for use

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deft

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灵巧的，熟练的：skill

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defuse

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抚慰，减轻：make less tense

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defy

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反抗，违抗：go against

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dehydrate

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去除水分，使干燥：remove water；使失去活力：deprive of vitality

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deify

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把…当作神来崇拜：offer honor or respect to；过分喜爱：love or admire；尊敬，尊崇：high status or value to

Question 63

deject

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使沮丧：lower the spirits, dishearten

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deleterious

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有害的：harmful

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deliberate

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深思熟虑的：careful

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delicacy

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（外貌、结构等）精致，极度兴奋，发狂：fineness

Question 67

delirium

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精神错乱；极度兴奋，发狂：mental disturbance confused

Question 68

delusion

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错觉，妄想：false

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deluge

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大暴雨：drenching rain；大量：great flow

Question 70

delve

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探究，钻研：detailed search for information

Question 71

demagogue

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蛊惑民心的政客：leader false claims

Question 72

demanding

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难以取悦的，难满足的：satisfied；费时间花心思的：requiring careful attention

Question 73

demolition

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破坏，毁坏：destroying

Question 74

demonstrate

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（通过证据）证明，表明：make clear using examples；使明白易懂：make plain or understandable；表现，表露：make known

Question 75

demoralize

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使士气低落：dishearten；贬低，使堕落：lower in character

Question 76

demotic

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通俗的，大众化的：common

Question 77

demur

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表示异议，反对：opposition, objection；犹豫：doubt acceptability qualm

Question 78

denigrate

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诋毁，污蔑：scornfully

Question 79

denouement

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（小说的）结局：final resolution

Question 80

denounce

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公开指责：public or formal disapproval；宣称…道德上错误、可耻：morally wrong

Question 81

dent

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凹陷，凹痕：depression；（数量，程度上）削弱：make smaller

Question 82

denude

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脱去，使赤裸：bare

Question 83

deplete

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耗尽，使衰竭：make complete use

Question 84

deplore

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哀悼：sorrow

Question 85

deploy

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（有目的地）展开；调度，部署：spread out

Question 86

deportation

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放逐：removal from a country

Question 87

depose

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宣誓作证：testify；废黜，罢免：remove from a throne；摆放：arrange

Question 88

deposit

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自然积累，沉积，矿藏：accumulation；存钱：put in account

Question 89

depravity

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道德败坏：immoral, harmful or offensive

Question 90

deprecate

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不喜欢：unfavorable opinion；贬低，轻视：express scornfully；降低…的重要性，使低调：play down

Question 91

depreciate

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贬低…的价值：lower value；轻视：lower estimation, esteem

Question 92

depressed

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不开心的，情绪不高的，消沉的：unhappiness；生活境况悲催的：healthful environment

Question 93

deprivation

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匮乏：privation

Question 94

deracinate

Answer 94

根除：pull out

Question 95

derelict

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玩忽职守的，不认真的：lacking duty, carelessly；被社会遗弃的人：social misfit

Question 96

deride

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嘲弄，嘲笑：contemptuous mirth

Question 97

derivative

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非原创的：originality

Question 98

descend

Answer 98

下降：downward；世代相传：pass by inheritance

Question 99

descendant

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后代：deriving directly from

Question 100

desecrate

Answer 100

亵渎，玷污：treat shamefully

Question 101

desiccate

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使（食物）脱水以保存，使干燥：drying；使缺乏活力：deprive vitality

Question 102

designate

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任命：to pick for a specific position or duty；命名：give a name to

Question 103

despicable

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令人鄙视的：loathing and disgust；不荣耀的，不得体的：not honor

Question 104

despise

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极其不喜欢的：dislike strongly

Question 105

despotic

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专制的，暴虐的：tyrannical

Question 106

desultory

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无计划的，无目的的：lacking plan；令人失望的：disappointing

Question 107

detach

Answer 107

使分离：separate

Question 108

detain

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拘留，扣留：hold, keep

Question 109

deter

Answer 109

吓住，威慑：prevent, discourage

Question 110

deterioration

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恶化，堕落：sinking

Question 111

detour

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偏离正常标准：away from standard；改变方向或者路线，绕道：change direction

Question 112

detract

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贬低，降低价值：diminish；使分心：draw attention

Question 113

detritus

Answer 113

废品，碎屑，遗骸：product disintegration, destruction, debris

Question 114

devoted

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投入的，忠诚的：loyalty, devotion；示爱的，恩爱的：love

Question 115

devout

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（对于宗教）虔诚的：devoted to religion；忠诚的：allegiance

Question 116

dexterous

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动作灵活的：ready, skilled；头脑灵活的：mentally adroit, skillful

Question 117

diabolic

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恶魔一般的：devil

Question 118

diaphanous

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模糊的；非实在的：vague insubstantial；（质地精致得）几乎透明的：transparent, translucent

Question 119

diatribe

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长篇抨击性演讲：long scolding；挖苦，讽刺的指责：ironic, satirical

Question 120

didactic

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喜欢说教的：teach

Question 121

diehard

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顽固的，保守的／顽固的人，保守的人：determined, devoted/opposes change, refuses new ideas

Question 122

diffident

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不自信的：lack self-confidence；内向的：reserved

Question 123

diffuse

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啰嗦的：verbose；不集中的，扩散的：not concentrated；扩展，散开：extend, scatter

Question 124

digress

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脱离主题：turn aside main subject

Question 125

dilapidate

Answer 125

（使）荒废：ruin

Question 126

dilate

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（使）膨胀，扩大：enlarge, expand, wide；详细表达：more fully greater detail

Question 127

dilatory

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拖延的，磨蹭的：cause delay procrastination

Question 128

dilettante

Answer 128

业余爱好者（对艺术或知识领域涉猎浅薄者）／缺乏专业技术的：superficial interest/lacking expert skill

Question 129

diligent

Answer 129

勤勉的，辛勤的：steady, earnest, energetic

Question 130

dilute

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稀释／经稀释的：concentrated/low strength, concentration；削弱：diminish strength, flavor, brilliance

Question 131

diminish

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（使）变小，（使）减少：smaller, less；轻视，贬低：lessen, belittle

Question 132

din

Answer 132

喧闹声，嘈杂声：loud noise；重复，使人厌烦地反复灌输：again

Question 133

dingy

Answer 133

昏暗的；肮脏的：darkened, dirty

Question 134

diocesan

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主教管辖区的：diocese

Question 135

diplomatic

Answer 135

使用策略的，机智的：tact

Question 136

dire

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不吉利的，不详的：calamity；可怕的，恐怖的：fear；迫切的：immediate, urgent；悲惨的：lacking cheer

Question 137

dirge

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挽歌：solemn, mournful music

Question 138

disabuse

Answer 138

打消错误念头，纠正：free from error, fallacy, misconception

Question 139

disaffected

Answer 139

不满的，叛逆的：discontented

Question 140

disarm

Answer 140

解除武装：reduce armed forces；使息怒，平息，抚慰：lessen；使无害：harmless

Question 141

disarray

Answer 141

混乱，无秩序：lack order；使混乱：undo order, arrangement

Question 142

disavow

Answer 142

拒绝承认，否认：disclaim

Question 143

discern

Answer 143

识别，辨别差异：perceive, detect

Question 144

discharge

Answer 144

解雇：dismiss；释放：free；不承担责任：freeing obligation, responsibility

Question 145

disciple

Answer 145

信徒，追随者：follower

Question 146

discombobulate

Answer 146

使不安，使混乱：upset, confuse

Question 147

discomfit

Answer 147

使尴尬：embarrassment；阻碍：prevent

Question 148

discommode

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打扰，使不便：trouble

Question 149

discompose

Answer 149

使不安：disturb composure, perturb；使混乱：undo order, arrangement

Question 150

disconcert

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使不安：disturb

Question 151

discord

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意见不一致，不和谐：lack agreement, harmony

Question 152

discredit

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羞耻，使丧失名誉：damage reputation, disgrace；怀疑，不相信：not true, real

Question 153

discrepancy

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（在事实和宣称之间的）差异或矛盾：divergence, disagreement

Question 154

discrete

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离散的，不连续的：separate

Question 155

discretion

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谨慎：discreet, circumspection；自制，节制：checking

Question 156

discretionary

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自主决定的：one’s own discretion

Question 157

discriminate

Answer 157

区分：perceive distinguishing, recognize；歧视：difference

Question 158

discursive

Answer 158

（谈话内容）杂乱的：without order

Question 159

disdain

Answer 159

轻视，鄙视：scorn

Question 160

disengage

Answer 160

分开，使脱离：set free, entanglement

Question 161

disgorge

Answer 161

呕吐出：discharge, vomit；被迫放弃：give up

Question 162

disgruntle

Answer 162

使发怒，使不满意：discontented；使疏远，使不友好unfriendly

Question 163

disguise

Answer 163

伪装（防止被认出）：prevent recognition；隐藏，掩饰：secret shut off

Question 164

disinclination

Answer 164

不喜欢，厌恶，不情愿：lack willingness, desire

Question 165

disinfect

Answer 165

消毒，使无菌：free from infection

Question 166

disjointed

Answer 166

机能失调的：out orderly function；不连贯的：not connected

Question 167

disinter

Answer 167

（从墓地里）掘出：take out

Question 168

disinterested

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公正的，无偏见的：free from selfish, unbiased；没有兴趣的：lack interest, concern

Question 169

disjunctive

Answer 169

分离的：breaks disunity

Question 170

dismantle

Answer 170

分解，分拆：pieces, destroy integrity

Question 171

dismay

Answer 171

使失去勇气：lose courage；使不安，使焦虑：trouble, uneasy

Question 172

disparage

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贬低；轻蔑地说：lower, disrespectful

Question 173

disparate

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迥然不同的：distinct, different dissimilar

Question 174

dispassionate

Answer 174

客观公正的，不易被情绪或偏见影响的：unaffected

Question 175

dispatch

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迅速：promptness；发送，派遣：one place to another；使死亡：deprive life；获胜，胜过…：victory

Question 176

dispose

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使倾向于：tendency incline；处理掉（与of连用，dispose of）：get rid of, throw out；有序地布置：orderly

Question 177

disregard

Answer 177

漠视，不关注：no attention；缺乏兴趣，缺乏关心：interest concern

Question 178

dissect

Answer 178

仔细分析：examine, analyze minute；切成片（尤其是为了解剖研究）：cut apart separate

Question 179

dissemble

Answer 179

用假象隐藏真相，掩饰：false

Question 180

disseminate

Answer 180

散播，传播：spread, promulgate

Question 181

dissension

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意见不合：difference, disagreement

Question 182

dissent

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持异议，不同意：differ；反对正统：departure accepted；不和谐：lack harmony

Question 183

dissipate

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驱散：drive away, disperse；浪费：wastefully, squander；放纵：indulge, intemperate

Question 184

dissolute

Answer 184

放荡的，无节制的：restraint, indulging

Question 185

dissolve

Answer 185

溶解融化：solution；解散：break into parts, disintegrate；驱散；（使）消失：cease visible；废除，撤销：end

Question 186

dissonance

Answer 186

（音调）不和谐，刺身；不一致，分歧：disagreeable

Question 187

dissuade

Answer 187

劝阻，反对：deter persuasion, exhortation

Question 188

distain

Answer 188

贬损，伤害（某人的）名誉：lose honor, respect, reputation；弄脏：dirty

Question 189

distal

Answer 189

远离中心的，（神经）末梢的：situated away

Question 190

distend

Answer 190

（使）膨胀：expand

Question 191

distill

Answer 191

对…用蒸馏法提高纯度：increase, purify；（使）渗出；（使）滴下：fall drops

Question 192

distort

Answer 192

扭曲，歪曲：twist

Question 193

distract

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转移（注意力），使分心：draw, direct different；使焦虑，使不安：trouble, uneasy；疯狂的：insane, mad

Question 194

distraught

Answer 194

精神狂乱的，极疯狂的：agitated, insane

Question 195

diurnal

Answer 195

白天发生或行动的：daytime；每天的：every day；期刊：publication at regular intervals

Question 196

diverge

Answer 196

改变方向：change；（使）分叉，散开：different directions central；分歧：different, differ；离题：depart from

Question 197

diversity

Answer 197

多样性：variety, multiformity；分歧，不同点：different

Question 198

divert

Answer 198

使转向：turn, deflect；使消遣：agreeably；使分心：draw something else

Question 199

divestiture

Answer 199

剥夺：taking away

Question 200

divulge

Answer 200

泄露（秘密）：known confidence, secret

Question 201

dodder

Answer 201

蹒跚，颤巍巍地行进：progress unsteadily

Question 202

dodge

Answer 202

躲避：avoid

Question 203

doff

Answer 203

脱下：take off, remove

Question 204

dogged

Answer 204

坚持的，坚决的：continuing, slackening, yielding]；固执的，任性的：sticking to

Question 205

dogma

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教条，信条：doctrine stated authoritatively

Question 206

doldrums

Answer 206

低迷，中断：inactivity；情绪不佳：low spirits

Question 207

dolorous

Answer 207

忧伤的：misery, grief

Question 208

dolt

Answer 208

笨蛋：stupid

Question 209

domicile

Answer 209

住所，住宅：residence；为…提供住处：provide domicile

Question 210

dominant

Answer 210

处于支配地位的：controlling others；（基因）显性的：genetic dominance

Question 211

don

Answer 211

穿上：put on

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donor

Answer 212

捐赠人，给体：donates

Question 213

doodle

Answer 213

（无目的）地乱涂乱画：aimlessly；漫无目的地打发时光：aimless activity

Question 214

dormant

Answer 214

静止的，不活跃的：inactivity；（动物）冬眠的：suspended

Question 215

dour

Answer 215

闷闷不乐的，死气沉沉的：gloomy；严厉的：harsh

Question 216

douse

Answer 216

熄灭：put out；弄湿：wet

Question 217

downplay

Answer 217

轻描淡写：，不予重视：minimize significance

Question 218

downpour

Answer 218

倾盆大雨：heavy rain

Question 219

doyen

Answer 219

有经验的人，资深人士：knowledge experience；（加入时间较长的）高级会员：senior member

Question 220

doze

Answer 220

小憩：lightly

Question 221

draconian

Answer 221

极其残酷的，十分严厉的：harsh

Question 222

drawl

Answer 222

慢吞吞地说：speak slowly

Question 223

dreary

Answer 223

单调乏味的：nothing cheer；令人不悦的：causing unhappiness

Question 224

drench

Answer 224

使湿透，浸透：wet thoroughly

Question 225

drivel

Answer 225

胡言乱语：meaningless；胡言乱语，说傻话：talk stupidity

Question 226

drizzle

Answer 226

（下）细小、轻柔、似雾的雨，毛毛雨：misty rain

Question 227

droll

Answer 227

古怪有趣的，离奇可笑的：amusingly odd

Question 228

drone

Answer 228

低沉单调地说；嗡嗡地叫：talk monotonous；（昆虫振翅般）单调嗡嗡的声音：monotonous sound；混日子：doing nothing

Question 229

drudgery

Answer 229

苦工；单调、卑贱或无趣的工作：tedious work

Question 230

dubious

Answer 230

充满不定性的，值得怀疑的：uncertainty, questionable；（对事实等）持怀疑态度的：not feeling sure；迟疑不决的，不愿行动的：slow to begin because of doubts

Question 231

ductile

Answer 231

可塑的，有延展性的：malleable；易受影响的：easily led

Question 232

dulcet

Answer 232

悦耳的，令人愉悦的：melodious

Question 233

dullard

Answer 233

笨蛋：stupid

Question 234

dupe

Answer 234

复制品，复制：exactly like something else；易受骗的人：easily deceived；欺骗：deceive

Question 235

duplicity

Answer 235

欺骗，口是心非：deceptiveness

Question 236

dwindle

Answer 236

逐渐减少：gradually less

Question 237

dyspeptic

Answer 237

脾气坏的：bad-tempered；消化不良的：dyspepsia

Question 238

earnest

Answer 238

严肃认真的：serious

Question 239

earshot

Answer 239

听力所及的范围：range hear

Question 240

earsplitting

Answer 240

震耳欲聋的：distressingly loud

Question 241

eavesdrop

Answer 241

偷听：listen secretly

Question 242

ebullient

Answer 242

热情奔放的：zestfully

Question 243

eccentric

Answer 243

行为出格的，不循规蹈矩的：deviating conventional

Question 244

éclat

Answer 244

辉煌成就：success

Question 245

eclipse

Answer 245

下降，衰退：lower state；使声望下降，使黯然失色：diminish importance；（在数量、品质上）超越：be greater

Question 246

ecstasy

Answer 246

无法自控的情绪：beyond self-control；狂喜：intense joy

Question 247

ecumenical

Answer 247

全球基督教会的：whole churches；世界范围的，普遍性的：worldwide

Question 248

edible

Answer 248

可食用的：eaten

Question 249

edifice

Answer 249

大厦；大建筑物：massive structure；基础，基本结构：basic form

Question 250

efface

Answer 250

擦掉，抹去；使不明显：make indistinct

Question 251

effervesce

Answer 251

冒泡：bubble；兴奋，热情洋溢：high spirits

Question 252

effete

Answer 252

衰弱的，衰落的：depleted；缺乏信念的，懦弱的：lacking strength of will

Question 253

effluvium

Answer 253

难闻的气味：offensive smell；没有的副产品，废品：by-product waste

Question 254

effrontery

Answer 254

厚颜无耻，放肆大胆：disregard, courtesy

Question 255

effulgent

Answer 255

光辉灿烂的：resplendent

Question 256

effusive

Answer 256

感情泛滥的／溢于言表的；感情表达不节制的／过度的；过分多情的:unrestrained in emotional expression

Question 257

egalitarian

Answer 257

平等主义的：promoting equal rights

Question 258

egoistic

Answer 258

利己的，以自我为中心的：centered in oneself

Question 259

elaborate

Answer 259

详细的，复杂的：complexity；详细阐述：in detail

Question 260

elastic

Answer 260

有弹性的：resuming shape；能（迅速从伤痛中）恢复的：recovering from depression

Question 261

elate

Answer 261

使开心，使自豪：fill with joy

Question 262

eleemosynary

Answer 262

慈善的：charity

Question 263

elegy

Answer 263

哀歌（诗），挽歌（诗）：expressing sorrow

Question 264

elephantine

Answer 264

巨大的：enormous size；笨拙的：clumsy

Question 265

elevate

Answer 265

（在道德、智力、文化水平上）提升：improve；使兴奋：raise spirits

Question 266

elicit

Answer 266

激起，唤起：bring out

Question 267

elliptical

Answer 267

含糊不清的：obscurity；椭圆的：ellipse

Question 268

elucidate

Answer 268

阐明：make lucid

Question 269

emaciate

Answer 269

使消瘦，使衰弱：become thin；削弱：feeble

Question 270

emancipate

Answer 270

解放，解除束缚：free

Question 271

embargo

Answer 271

贸易禁止令：prohibition on commerce

Question 272

embark

Answer 272

上船：go abroad；开始从事：start

Question 273

embarrass

Answer 273

使尴尬：experience distress；阻挠，制造障碍：create difficulty

Question 274

embed

Answer 274

嵌入：enclose

Question 275

embezzle

Answer 275

盗用：appropriate

Question 276

embolden

Answer 276

鼓励，使大胆：instill courage

Question 277

emboss

Answer 277

以浮雕效果妆点，装饰：ornament with raised work

Question 278

embrace

Answer 278

乐于接受：willingly, eagerly；保围：surround

Question 279

embroider

Answer 279

（时常伴有夸张和想象内容地）详细说明：give elaborate account

Question 280

emigrate

Answer 280

移民，移居海外：leave

Question 281

eminent

Answer 281

杰出：above others

Question 282

emollient

Answer 282

起缓和作用的：less intense

Question 283

emulate

Answer 283

效仿并努力超越：excel through imitation

Question 284

enact

Answer 284

制定或颁布（法律）：establish

Question 285

enamel

Answer 285

涂亮漆；使具有光滑或亮泽的表面：give a glossy surface；用亮丽的表面装饰：adorn

Question 286

encomium

Answer 286

赞颂之词：praise

Question 287

encompass

Answer 287

组成，包含：include；包围：envelop

Question 288

encumber

Answer 288

阻碍，妨碍：impede；给…增添负担：place burden

Question 289

endemic

Answer 289

地方性的：to a particular region

Question 290

endorse

Answer 290

公开支持，推崇：express approval

Question 291

enervate

Answer 291

使衰弱：weaken；使麻木：deprive of emotional vitality

Question 292

enfranchise

Answer 292

给予…权力（例如选举权）：endow rights；解放：set free

Question 293

engender

Answer 293

引起，使发展：cause；产生，出现：come into existence

Question 294

engross

Answer 294

使全神贯注：occupy exclusively

Question 295

enigma

Answer 295

难以理解或解释的事物，谜：hard to understand

Question 296

enlighten

Answer 296

使知道，启发：inform, instruct；（在道德或精神上）进行教育：provide moral understanding

Question 297

enmity

Answer 297

敌意：mutual hatred

Question 298

ennoble

Answer 298

使尊贵：noble

Question 299

ennui

Answer 299

倦怠；缺乏兴趣：listlessness, lack of interest

Question 300

ensemble

Answer 300

合唱，合奏曲：two or move vocalists

Question 301

ensconce

Answer 301

安置：settle securely；隐藏：hiding

Question 302

ensue

Answer 302

紧随其后：afterward

Question 303

entangle

Answer 303

使卷入，使纠缠：twist confused mass；使变复杂或困难：complex or difficult

Question 304

enthusiasm

Answer 304

热情，兴趣：desire or interest

Question 305

entice

Answer 305

诱使：tempt, lure

Question 306

entrance

Answer 306

进入权，进入许可：means of entering or participation；使入迷：wonder, enchantment

Question 307

entrap

Answer 307

诱骗：lure

Question 308

entreat

Answer 308

恳求：plead persuade, ask urgently

Question 309

enunciate

Answer 309

清晰地说：articulate；公开宣布，宣称：openly or publicity

Question 310

ephemeral

Answer 310

短暂的：very short time

Question 311

epic

Answer 311

宏大的，超凡脱俗的：surpassing the usual

Question 312

epicure

Answer 312

美食家：discriminating tastes

Question 313

epigram

Answer 313

机智的短诗，警句：short witty

Question 314

epilogue

Answer 314

文学作品的结局：concluding section literary；戏剧的收场白：final scene of a paly

Question 315

epithet

Answer 315

外号，绰号：descriptive name

Question 316

epitomize

Answer 316

摘要，概括：short statement, main points；代表，体现，是…的典型范例：represent a typical example of

Question 317

equable

Answer 317

（脾气、性情）温和的：serene

Question 318

equity

Answer 318

不偏不倚，公平：lack of favoritism

Question 319

equivalent

Answer 319

等价的，相等的：equal

Question 320

equivocate

Answer 320

（带有欺骗目的地）模棱两可地说，说谎话：equivocal

Question 321

erode

Answer 321

侵蚀，慢慢减少：consume gradually

Question 322

errant

Answer 322

居无定所的：from place to place；误入歧途的，犯错误的：straying proper course or standards

Question 323

erratic

Answer 323

善变的：not constant；异常的，不同寻常的：different from the ordinary

Question 324

erudite

Answer 324

博学的：learned

Question 325

escalate

Answer 325

（使）（战争等）升级，扩大：increase

Question 326

eschew

Answer 326

刻意避开；戒绝：avoid

Question 327

esoteric

Answer 327

深奥难懂的：difficult to understand；少数人知道的：not known by the general

Question 328

espouse

Answer 328

支持；拥护：support；与…结婚：marriage, marry

Question 329

esteem

Answer 329

尊重：respect, prize

Question 330

estimable

Answer 330

值得尊敬的：admirable

Question 331

estrange

Answer 331

使疏远，离间，使感情失和：enmity, indifference, friendliness

Question 332

etch

Answer 332

蚀刻；留下深刻印象，铭记：produce a vivid impression

Question 333

eternal

Answer 333

永恒的：infinite duration, everlasting, perpetual

Question 334

ethereal

Answer 334

轻巧精致的：lightness, highly refined, delicate；天国的：heaven；非物质的，精神（上）的：spiritual, not composed of matter

Question 335

ethics

Answer 335

道德规范：governing conduct

Question 336

eulogize

Answer 336

称赞，颂扬：speak in high praise of

Question 337

euphemism

Answer 337

婉言，委婉的说法：inoffensive expression

Question 338

euphonious

Answer 338

悦耳的：pleasing

Question 339

euphoria

Answer 339

感觉极其愉快：overwhelming usually pleasurable

Question 340

evacuate

Answer 340

撤空：empty or remove；撤退：remove

Question 341

evanescent

Answer 341

逐渐消失的，短暂的：vanish

Question 342

evasive

Answer 342

难以发现，捕捉，分离的；含糊其辞的：equivocal

Question 343

everlasting

Answer 343

永恒的，持久的：forever

Question 344

evict

Answer 344

赶出，逐出：expel

Question 345

evince

Answer 345

表明：make known

Question 346

evoke

Answer 346

唤起，引发：call up

Question 347

exacerbate

Answer 347

使加剧，使恶化：severe

Question 348

exacting

Answer 348

严格的，苛求的：rigorous；费时间心思的：requiring time, effort, attention

Question 349

exalt

Answer 349

提升，提拔：raise；赞扬：praise

Question 350

exasperate

Answer 350

激怒：excite

Question 351

excavate

Answer 351

挖掘，挖空：dig out

Question 352

exceptional

Answer 352

例外的，特别的，非凡的：uncommon, extraordinary

Question 353

excoriate

Answer 353

严厉批评：criticize harshly publicly

Question 354

excrete

Answer 354

排泄：discharge

Question 355

excruciate

Answer 355

折磨，使痛苦：pain

Question 356

exculpate

Answer 356

声明无罪；开脱，使无罪：clear fault guilt

Question 357

excursive

Answer 357

离题的；散漫的：passing

Question 358

execrate

Answer 358

谴责：morally wrong or evil；痛恨：dislike strongly

Question 359

exemplary

Answer 359

榜样的，值得效仿的：being a pattern, imitated；作为警告的：warning

Question 360

exempt

Answer 360

使免除：release liability

Question 361

exhaust

Answer 361

耗尽：consume entirely, complete use of；筋疲力尽：wear out

Question 362

exhilarate

Answer 362

使高兴；使兴奋：cheerful, excited

Question 363

exhort

Answer 363

敦促，力劝：urge strong

Question 364

exigent

Answer 364

紧急的：immediate

Question 365

exodus

Answer 365

大批离去：departure

Question 366

exonerate

Answer 366

免除责备：free from blame

Question 367

exorbitant

Answer 367

过度的：exceeding the customary or appropriate limits

Question 368

exotic

Answer 368

外来的，不同寻常的：unusual

Question 369

expansive

Answer 369

广阔的：great expanse；健谈的，外向的：open, talkative, effusive

Question 370

expedite

Answer 370

加快进程：speed up the progress

Question 371

expedition

Answer 371

动作迅速：speed

Question 372

expiate

Answer 372

赎罪，纠正：extinguish the guilt

Question 373

expire

Answer 373

断气，死亡：die；到期：come to an end

Question 374

explicit

Answer 374

表达清晰的：fully revealed or expressed；成熟的，完全形成的：fully developed

Question 375

exploit

Answer 375

英雄行为：notable act；最大程度地利用：employ

Question 376

exponent

Answer 376

倡导者，支持者：advocates；实践者，典型代表：full realization

Question 377

expurgate

Answer 377

净化（书等），删去（不当处）：remove

Question 378

exquisite

Answer 378

成都强烈的：extreme；精致精巧的：refined taste

Question 379

extant

Answer 379

现存的：not destroyed, extinct

Question 380

extemporize

Answer 380

即兴表现：without prior preparation

Question 381

extenuate

Answer 381

减轻罪过：lessen the seriousness

Question 382

extinct

Answer 382

灭绝的：no longer existing

Question 383

extinguish

Answer 383

熄灭：put out；终止：bring to a complete end

Question 384

extol

Answer 384

赞美；吹捧：praise

Question 385

extort

Answer 385

勒索：force, intimidation

Question 386

extract

Answer 386

用力拔出：take out

Question 387

extraction

Answer 387

血统：origin, ancestry

Question 388

extraneous

Answer 388

无关的：no relevance；非主要因素的：not essential

Question 389

extravagant

Answer 389

挥霍的：spending money freely；过度的，不必要的：beyond normal acceptable limit

Question 390

extricate

Answer 390

使解脱，救出：free entanglement

Question 391

exuberant

Answer 391

非常高兴的，热情洋溢的：joyously, unrestrained；大量的，充分的：abundance

Question 392

exude

Answer 392

分泌，流出：flow forth

Question 393

exult

Answer 393

感到欢喜：rejoice

Question 394

fable

Answer 394

寓言故事：story teach a basic truth；神话，传说：story of supernatural happenings；谎言，虚构：statement in order to deceive

Question 395

fabricate

Answer 395

捏造：make up；搭建，组建，打造：bring into being by combining

Question 396

facetious

Answer 396

喜欢开玩笑的，轻浮的：joking

Question 397

facile

Answer 397

表面的，浅尝辄止的：lack of depth；容易的，唾手可得的：easily accomplished

Question 398

facilitate

Answer 398

使变容易，促进：make easy

Question 399

faction

Answer 399

派系：a party that is often contentious

Question 400

fallacious

Answer 400

谬误的，不合逻辑的：containing fallacy；欺骗性的：tending to deceive

Question 401

fallow

Answer 401

休耕的：untilled；闲置的：not being in a state of use

Question 402

fail-safe

Answer 402

保险措施：to preclude loss or injury；万无一失的：no chance of failure

Question 403

falsehood

Answer 403

谎言：untrue, made in order to deceive

Question 404

falter

Answer 404

蹒跚：walk unsteadily；犹豫踌躇：unsteady in purpose or action

Question 405

fanatic

Answer 405

狂热者：unreasoning enthusiasm；狂热的；盲信的：intense uncritical devotion

Question 406

fantasy

Answer 406

幻想：imaginative fiction；产生幻想：form a mental picture

Question 407

farce

Answer 407

（带有嘲讽元素的）滑稽戏：broadly satirical comedy；闹剧：ridiculous

Question 408

fascinate

Answer 408

强烈吸引，使入迷：hold an intense interest

Question 409

fast

Answer 409

绝食，斋戒：abstaining from food；快速的：quick；忠诚的：firm in one’s allegiance；稳固的，难以拆卸的：firmly positioned

Question 410

fastidious

Answer 410

挑剔的，极仔细的，追求完美的：meticulous attention to detail

Question 411

fateful

Answer 411

意义重大的：momentous；带来灾难的，毁灭性的：bringing death

Question 412

fathom

Answer 412

测量（深度）：measure the depth；彻底理解，弄懂：come to understand

Question 413

fatigue

Answer 413

疲惫：weariness or exhaustion；（让人厌倦的）苦差事：causes weariness

Question 414

fatuous

Answer 414

愚笨的，昏庸的：foolish

Question 415

faultfinder

Answer 415

吹毛求疵的人：petty criticism

Question 416

favorable

Answer 416

赞许的：expressing approval；有利的：promote

Question 417

fawn

Answer 417

阿谀奉承：seek favor by flattery

Question 418

faze

Answer 418

打扰，使尴尬：disturb the composure

Question 419

feckless

Answer 419

无成果的，没有价值的：having no worth；粗心不负责任的：careless

Question 420

fecund

Answer 420

多产，肥沃的：fruitful

Question 421

feeble

Answer 421

衰弱的：lacking in strength

Question 422

feign

Answer 422

制造假象，装出…的样子：give a false appearance

Question 423

fender

Answer 423

缓存装置：cushioning device

Question 424

feral

Answer 424

野生的：not domesticated；动物性的：nature of a lower animal

Question 425

fertilize

Answer 425

使肥沃，使多产：make fertile

Question 426

fervid

Answer 426

酷热的：high temperature；热情的：great passion

Question 427

fervor

Answer 427

热情，狂热：great warmth

Question 428

fester

Answer 428

感染，溃烂，腐烂：corrupt

Question 429

fetid

Answer 429

恶臭的：offensive smell

Question 430

fetter

Answer 430

枷锁，限制：limits one’s freedom；束缚：restrain from motion

Question 431

fiasco

Answer 431

大失败：complete failure

Question 432

fickle

Answer 432

易变的：likely to change；不忠诚的：not true in one’s allegiance

Question 433

fictitious

Answer 433

虚构的：not real

Question 434

fidelity

Answer 434

忠诚：being faithful

Question 435

figurative

Answer 435

比喻的：denoting another

Question 436

figurine

Answer 436

小雕塑：small statue

Question 437

filibuster

Answer 437

拖延议事：for the purpose of delaying legislative action

Question 438

filter

Answer 438

过滤：pass through a filter；去除杂质：remove impurities

Question 439

finale

Answer 439

终场，结局：closing part

Question 440

finesse

Answer 440

娴熟技巧：skill；精心策划：plan out with subtle skill；（巧妙地）躲避：keep away from

Question 441

finicky

Answer 441

过分讲究的，挑剔的：extremely meticulous

Question 442

flaccid

Answer 442

不结实的，松弛的：lacking firmness

Question 443

flag

Answer 443

旗帜，象征：symbol；变得衰弱：become feeble

Question 444

flamboyant

Answer 444

艳丽夺目的，炫耀的，充满装饰的：strikingly elaborate

Question 445

flatter

Answer 445

拍马屁，奉承，讨好：praise excessively；自我感觉良好：think highly of；使显得更漂亮：show advantageously

Question 446

flaw

Answer 446

瑕疵，缺点：imperfection；降低，破坏，使不完美：reduce perfection

Question 447

fledgling

Answer 447

新生：starting out in a field

Question 448

fleet

Answer 448

舰队，车队：group of a vehicles；迅速的：with great speed；快速涌过：pass swiftly

Question 449

flexible

Answer 449

灵活的，可变的：readily changed；易受影响的：susceptible to influence

Question 450

flinch

Answer 450

畏缩；退缩：draw back

Question 451

flippancy

Answer 451

轻率，无礼：unbecoming levity

Question 452

flirt

Answer 452

调情：behave amorously；无规则地快速运动：make irregular movements

Question 453

flit

Answer 453

快速或突然地经过：pass quickly

Question 454

flock

Answer 454

人群，兽群：creatures massed together；聚集，集体行动：travel in a flock

Question 455

florid

Answer 455

辞藻华丽的，花哨的：fancy expressions；装饰华丽的：elaborately decorated

Question 456

flounder

Answer 456

笨拙地行动，挣扎：act clumsily

Question 457

flourish

Answer 457

茂盛，繁荣：achieve success；装饰：ornamentation

Question 458

flout

Answer 458

嘲弄性不理会，蔑视：treat with disregard

Question 459

fluctuate

Answer 459

波动，无规则地变动：shift back and forth

Question 460

fluent

Answer 460

表达流利的：able to express well；不费力的：minimal difficulty

Question 461

fluky

Answer 461

侥幸的：happening by good luck；偶然的：by chance

Question 462

flush

Answer 462

（肤色）健康红润的：healthy reddish；富有的：money in abundance；大量的：abundance；冲洗：pour liquid

Question 463

fluster

Answer 463

使慌乱：put into agitated confusion

Question 464

foible

Answer 464

小缺点：minor flaw

Question 465

foil

Answer 465

挫败：prevent from being successful

Question 466

foment

Answer 466

助长，煽动：promote the growth

Question 467

foolproof

Answer 467

十分简单以至于不会失败的：leave no opportunity for error, misuse or failure

Question 468

footloose

Answer 468

无拘无束的，自由的：having no attachments

Question 469

forbearance

Answer 469

克制，忍耐：tolerance and restraint；友好仁慈的态度：kind, gentle or compassionate treatment

Question 470

forebear

Answer 470

祖先：an ancestor

Question 471

forestall

Answer 471

预先阻止：prevent beforehand

Question 472

foreword

Answer 472

前言：preface

Question 473

forge 

Answer 473

伪造：imitate falsely；铸造，铸就：form；

Question 474

formidable

Answer 474

令人害怕的：causing fear；艰难的：requiring effort

Question 475

forthright

Answer 475

直率的，说话率真的：free in expressing opinions；直接的，不绕弯子的：free from ambiguity or evasiveness：going straight to the point

Question 476

fortify

Answer 476

加固，鼓励：give physical strength；做好心理准备：prepare mentally

Question 477

foster

Answer 477

促进，鼓励，培养：help the growth；养育：bring to maturity

Question 478

founder

Answer 478

建立者：one establishes；完败：fail utterly；沉没：become submerged

Question 479

fracas

Answer 479

争吵，吵闹：physical dispute, noisy fight

Question 480

fracture

Answer 480

破裂：breaking；打碎，破坏：separate into pieces

Question 481

fragile

Answer 481

易碎的：broken；易受伤的，脆弱的：easily injured

Question 482

frail

Answer 482

虚弱的：weak；（意志）薄弱的：weak；（希望）渺茫的：slight

Question 483

fraudulent

Answer 483

欺诈的：fraud

Question 484

fraught

Answer 484

充满的：full；令人忧虑的：emotional distress

Question 485

frenzy

Answer 485

疯狂，狂怒：mental agitation

Question 486

frequent

Answer 486

时常拜访：often；时常发生的，重复再现的：short intervals

Question 487

fretful

Answer 487

易怒的，烦躁的：vexed

Question 488

friable

Answer 488

易碎的：easily crumbled

Question 489

friction

Answer 489

摩擦：rubbing；冲突，不和：clashing；

Question 490

frigid

Answer 490

严寒的：cold；冷漠的：lacking warmth

Question 491

fringe

Answer 491

边缘：border；与…接壤，位于…的边缘：be adjacent

Question 492

frivolous

Answer 492

轻浮的：unbecoming levity；不重要的：little importance

Question 493

frothy

Answer 493

用轻薄材料制作的：light；（内容等）快乐轻佻、不严肃的：gaily frivolous

Question 494

frowsy

Answer 494

邋遢的：slovenly；味道难闻的：unpleasant smell

Question 495

frugal

Answer 495

节约的：economy

Question 496

frustrate

Answer 496

挫败，阻挠：prevent；使沮丧：lessen the courage

Question 497

full-bodied

Answer 497

重要的：importance；味道浓烈的：richness flavor

Question 498

fulminate

Answer 498

大声斥责：thunderous denunciation

Question 499

fumble

Answer 499

笨拙地做：awkward attempts；（无意识的）失误：departure from truth

Question 500

furor

Answer 500

喧闹，狂怒，激动，狂热：intense excitement